http://bit.ly/9w9Qi8
...The consolidated ballot "would confuse the average voter," said Borace.
NM: Herrera says Salazar resigned because she denied leave
http://newmexicoindependent.com/49532/herrera-says-salazar-resigned-because-she-denied-leave-request
NM: Former elections employees confirm contentions that office is mismanaged, KUNM reports http://bit.ly/9kq0wn In a report that will air on tonight's evening news, several former state elections employees tell KUNM's Jim Williams that allegations made by A.J. Salazar are true. Read the full text of the story,
NY: Owego Brings Paper Ballots Back (hand counted paper ballots)
http://www.wbng.com/news/local/87393852.html
Instead of pulling a lever on a machine, voters in Owego will mark a single X or a single check.
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Mieczkowski says no one in Tioga County is trained to run programming on new electronic machines.
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20100311/NEWS04/303119983
OH: Feds seek further sale of voting-machine systems
http://bit.ly/ajjMYE
For the second time in less than a year, the voting systems used in more than half of Ohio's counties are expected to be sold to a different company.
TX: Eastland recount an unusual one
http://bit.ly/dBNr5m
Since Funderburgh requested a manual recount, the technicians will "data mine" the ballots for the county clerk race and then physically print them out.
VA: Pick of Bush administration official for Fairfax elections board riles Dems
http://bit.ly/9pwjwY ...the Republicans' choice of Hans A. von Spakovsky, a former
assistant attorney general for civil rights and member of the Federal Election Commission under President George W. Bush, has set the stage for political acrimony with Democrats, who say his controversial background will only create more tension in already tight local races.
Internet voting articles
Online ballots cancelled for this year's USG elections
http://www.theticker.org/about/2.8215/online-ballots-cancelled-for-this-year-s-usg-elections-1.2190115
Baruch College NY...This change comes after last year's controversial student government elections, when presidential candidate Ben Guttmann contested the results, claiming that the winning party, New Baruch Alliance coerced students into voting for them on laptops that they provided.
National
ES&S election monopoly blocked. Still at least 17 ways to steal or botch your next election.
http://www.opednews.com/articles/2/ES-S-election-monopoly-blo-by-Lani-Massey-Brown-100311-404.html
The Times: They are a Antitrust'n, but it is not enough
http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=2955
Citizenship Checks Denied
http://blog.champaigncountyclerk.com/2010/03/12/citizenship-checks-denied/
'The Times botched the story,' says John Atlas, author, president of National Housing Institute 'The act of defunding ACORN by Congress is a national disgrace'...
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7743
International
Russia heads to polls on Unified Election Day
http://rt.com/Politics/2010-03-12/voting-russia-election-regional.html
The Central Election Committee is also going to try out a system of electronic voting in several electoral stations
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